XRVI Call for Government Building Pickets in Solidarity with Wet'suwet'en

BC Government Shutdown -- Friday 8am- 12pm

by Howard Breen - XRVI

February 13, 2020

We are in a real social crisis. A deepening moral crisis. A state of indigenous and ecological emergency. And we need you! The Trudeau and Horgan governments recent oppressive treatment of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and their people have set a precedent for all indigenous sovereign nations from coast-to-coast.

 Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Witset Band councillor Freda Huson. 

Photo: Unist’ot’en Camp Facebook  

We are all indeed in a very sad place. But we are not disempowered – if we act, together, boldly -- now. Our politicians don't deserve a smooth trip home from work, and a relaxed carefree evening at home – like nothing whatsoever has changed. 

Dear XR Friends,

This government shutdown Friday morning is to persuade and enlist every BCGEU and CUPE worker to join us in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en and the Youth for Yintah.

We need you to help us enlist everyday public servants in BC Ministries to join us in waking the consciences of those who rule and say they represent us. All workers who honour our morning picket lines will still be paid.

So please consider joining the callout (over 700 have already RSVP’d for all ministry pickets) to join a peaceful, legal Victoria-wide ‘Ministry Picket’ of government offices.

Help us, help our indigenous brothers and sisters!

=== BC Government Shutdown ===

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We will be meeting at 7am sharp at Centennial Square before moving to our designated building locations:

The two buildings (adjacent to each other) that XRVI will be anchoring down with a sidewalk picket are :

Courthouse - Ministry Of Attorney General - 

850 Burdett Ave, Victoria
Victoria Community Corrections- Probation & Bail - 

836 Courtney St, Victoria

Our media spokespersons for our ministry picket will be Micheal McKenzie, hereditary chief, Shuswap Nation, and Mark Nykanen (XRVI).

*Parents - since this is not an arrestable picket parents, feel free to bring your children and family dog (there’s a safe playground behind the courthouse). Please only bring Wet’suwet’en Solidarity signage.

*Please encourage your lawyer and paralegal friends to join us.

Please RSVP me directly so we can get a sense of XRVI participation: HBreen@shaw.ca . If you are unable to attend please advise whether you would like to be contacted for another related action next week.

As the Indigenous Youth in Victoria have already demonstrated: if we stand together, nonviolently in indigenous solidarity, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish!

With love for all, and hatred for none,

Howard Breen
Attorney General & Community Corrections Building Lead